Best budget tyre under £60?

[Craigh1983]

Hi,

Got the MOT this Saturday and i've noticed one of my rear tyres is very low on tread. However I am skint at the minute so I was looking to get maybe a part worn tyre to replace it.

I was wondering if anyone knew of any decent budget tyres for under £60 new or used?

Cheers

Craigh :)

[slider955i]

would not recomend part worn mate   

[Viking]

would not recomend part worn mate   

Exactly. Why would you want to buy something which someone else has decided is no use? Car I bought last year was advertised as having new tyres, when I got there they'd had "new part worn tyres" fitted. One had a bulge in the sidewall (Michelin) despite having 6mm tread on it, and the other (Linglong) was cracking in the treads, again 6mm. Seller advised that there was a rear wheel bearing failing but when I changed the tyres the wheel bearing cured itself. To be honest, I think the real issue with "Part worns" is the people selling them, usually dodgy back street dealers who'll shift anything to make a few quid. If they filtered out the bad stuff and only fitted tyres which were actually road legal then maybe it wouldn't be too bad.

Budgets? Well it depends how budget and what size. Unfortunately, tyres are not something to be bought on a cheapest is best principle for me. I'd rather have the best I can get at the cheapest price.

[garrardrj]

Part worns are ok , depends on where the seller gets them from . Millions of Tyres a year are taken off in Germany and sold , a good part worn seller will not be cheap 

[marko]

bridgestone supply a budget tyre called roadstone which may be ok.nankangs are cheap enough although made of a very hard compound rubber.
check out camskill for lots of choices

[Craigh1983]

Yea I did think that about part worn tyres and if they were any good. I think I may go down the route of something like Uniroyal rainsport 2. They are pretty cheap and have good reviews.

[Phillyf21]

Just ebay it mate, you'll get a decent part worn fitted for £60 just make sure its a local tyre shop and inspect the tyre before they fit.

[dan930]

Yeah mate,if there is no choice then try ebay

[edd666999]

Get the same tyre you have on the other side.

[Craigh1983]

Well I've decided not to go budget after all...

I'm going to try 2 Uniroyal Rainsport 3's as these look very very good and also 2 Goodyear F1 asymmetric 2.

Which ones should I have on the front and which ones on the back?
Or should I just go for all 4 uniroyals?

[Viking]

I'm a fan of 4 matching tyres all the time. I fitted Uniroyal Rainsport 2 on my daughters New Beetle and she's very impressed with them over the bulging Michelin, Linglong, and 2 Continentals I took off. Good tyres at a reasonable cost.

[Phillyf21]

Goodyear F1's all day mate, definitly the best trade off in terms of price, performance and wear.

Have a look here for reviews etc.

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyres_For/Volkswagen/Golf-GTI.htm

I use these guys,

http://www.tyrepriceadvisor.co.uk/

Hope this helps 

[Craigh1983]

Great thanks for that.

I don't know why its a hard choice buying tyres. Only thing that puts me off is that i've read somewhere on here that the Goodyear F1's don't like the really cold weather?

Is that true?

[rich83]

They are summer tyres... No worse than any others in the wet/cold.

[rallycross]

not a good idea buying a new tyre that is under £60 it will be cheap rubbish, if you are short on funds find a local tyre place and get a premium part worn that matches what you already have, nothing wrong with a good quality part worn (not worth buying off ebay though too much chance of being sent a dud and having to send it back or makde do).